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First Geo. vocab.
Western Hemisphere Geegraphy Vocabulary Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| environment | the geographic characteristics that surround and affect the way people live |
| geography | Geo = world; graphy = to write; study of Earth and how people live on Earth and use its resources |
| map | a graphic model of the Earth or part of the Earth that is drawn on a flat surface |
| modify | to change or meet the wants of people |
| place | a particular position or point in space |
| scale | the measurement on a map or globe that shows the distance between two places |
| sustainable | able to be maintained at a certain rate or level |
| archipelago | a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean |
| border | the location where one place touches another place at the boundary |
| Central America | southern part of North America extending from southern border of Mexico to northwestern Columbia |
| climate | local weather conditions of an area like temperature, precipitation, humidity, sunshine, wind and other conditions |
| coast | the land next to the ocean |
| gulf | a large body of water that cuts deep into the land |
| mountains | A land form that is very high and steep that are wide at the bottom and rise to a narrow peak or ridge. Geographers classify a mountain as land that rises at least 2000 feet above sea level. A number of mountains next to each other = mountain range |
| natural resources | materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain |
| North America | continent comprising (including) Greenland, United States, Mexico and Central America |
| ocean | a large body of salt water |
| river | a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to a sea, lake or another stream |
| South America | continent comprising of land from Panama to Cape Horn |
| region | an area that has one or more geographic characteristics in common, such as the Amazon Rain Forest |
| physical characteristics | describes the natural environment of a place; they include physical features (landforms and bodies of water), weather and climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life |
| landforms | the different shapes of the Earth's surface; mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, penninsulas, and islands are examples of landforms |
| plains | large areas of flat land |
| forest | an area where coniferous and deciduous trees are the most dominant plants. Decidious trees shed their leaves in the fall. Coniferous trees include tress that have pinecones, such as fir and spruce |
| rainforest | a dense, either tropical or temperate forest, that receives lots of rain year round |
| physical map | a map that shows landforms |
| political map | a map that shows location and borders of countries and communities |
| bay | an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) that is usually smaller than a gulf |
| compass rose | a symbol that shows the directions: north, south, east and west |
| continent | a very large body of land |
| lake | a large inland body of standing water; also a pool of liquid (as oil or pitch) |
| landform map | a map that shows the shape of the and, such as mountains and hills |
| Latin America | the entire Western Hemisphere south of the United States |
| strait | a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half of the year; a vast treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen |
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Adamsthornell
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